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How to get rid of zits
Teenagers across the world as well as many adults want to know how to get rid of zits. Regardless of your age, race, or sex, everyone at some point in their life has a few battles with blemished skin. Sometimes the best solution for this problem are the home remedies that people have been using for years, but other times you may need a little medication to completely rid your face of those dreaded zit outbreaks.
Here are a few ways you can naturally prevent and get rid of zits:
# Distilled Water - Drink plenty of distilled water each day so you can keep yourself properly hydrated. Your body cannot function properly if you don’t have enough water in your system. Water provides the foundation that’s needed to get nutrition to your cells and to carry waste from them. Acne is an infection in clogged pores. The bacteria that grows in these clogged pores feeds off dead cells that haven’t been removed.
# Healthy diet - A healthy diet is necessary for overall health and your skin is the largest organ you have so it needs proper nourishment too.
Aspirin Mask - How to get rid of zits
# Take 6 - 8 uncoated aspirin tablets in cup or bowl and crush them in to a powder.
# Add a few drops of warm/hot water, allow vera gel or honey, now stir until you have a thick white paste.
# Spread over your entire face, sit back and relax for 10-15 minutes.
# Wash off the mask with warm water and a gentle cleanser, as you wash gently massage, the grains will help exfoliate and reveal softer, glowing skin.
Other tips - How to get rid of zits
# Make sure you have all the vitamins and mineral needed by your body. Try taking multivitamin.
# You can go for over the counter products based on benzoyl peroxide. Check on the label of the product you wish to purchase and make sure you select the one with the lowest concentration.
Apply 2% benzoil peroxide cream from the tube. This is available at any drug store. Neutrogena On-the-Spot is one such product. Kern sells his own product on-line from his site. When you begin using it, start with a small amount, what you think would be the minimum amount to cover the area. Over the next two weeks, you will be increasing the amount used until it’s double the amount you started with. Be careful to avoid the area around your eyes.
Magnesium hydroxide for existing zits
Products containing magnesium hydroxide, which is most often used to treat upset stomach and constipation, is said to help get rid of zits when applied topically. Milk of Magnesia is one of the best home remedies, and it has been used for decades to get rid of zits, but any comparable product will work just as well.
Diet - How to get rid of zits
For Breakfast:
Have a large glass of fresh fruit juice plain iced water.
For Lunch:
Any fruit that is in season: Apples, Melons, Berries. Don\'t mix the fruits at one meal.
For Dinner:
Either fresh, home-made salads with simple dressing made with Lemon juice, olive oil and uniodized salt
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